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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2005 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Ecuadorian Piedtail Phlogophilus hemileucurus	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Rufous-vented Whitetip Urosticte ruficrissa	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Pink-throated Brilliant Heliodoxa gularis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Napo Sabrewing Campylopterus villaviscensio	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Cinnamon Screech-owl Megascops petersoni	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Coppery-chested Jacamar Galbula pastazae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Spot-winged Parrotlet Touit stictopterus	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1
Military Macaw Ara militaris	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1
Bicolored Antvireo Dysithamnus occidentalis	NT	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Peruvian Antpitta Grallaricula peruviana	NT	resident (2003)	present	A2
Equatorial Greytail Xenerpestes singularis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Yellow-headed Manakin Chloropipo flavicapilla	VU	resident (2003)	present	A1, A2
Fiery-throated Fruiteater Pipreola chlorolepidota	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Black-chested Fruiteater Pipreola lubomirskii	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Ecuadorian Tyrannulet Phylloscartes gualaquizae	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2
Buff-throated Tody-tyrant Hemitriccus rufigularis	LC	resident (2003)	present	A1
Red-billed Tyrannulet Zimmerius cinereicapilla	LC	resident (2003)	present	A2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Red Rocroe	Forest Reserve (-)	-
2000	Sumaco	UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (UA)	94

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Forest	major (>10)	Elfin forest; Montane broadleaf evergreen forest; Second-growth or disturbed forest; Palm forest; Tropical lowland evergreen forest
Artificial/Terrestrial	minor (<10)	Perennial crops, orchards, groves; Improved pasture land
Grassland	minor (<10)	Paramo
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Semihumid/humid montane scrub
Wetlands (inland)	minor (<10)	Rivers; Streams

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	major (>10)
not utilised	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
hunting	minor (<10)
agriculture	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Parque Nacional Sumaco-Napo Galeras (Ecuador). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/parque-nacional-sumaco-napo-galeras-iba-ecuador on 23/12/2024.